Skullcandy Inc. (NASDAQ:
SKUL) was up 23.92 percent
after Richard Alden, Skullcandy founder and managing director, was considering an acquisition of "some or all of the shares of
Issuer's Common Stock or otherwise pursue a going private transaction," according to 13d filing Tuesday.
Lendingclub Corp
(NYSE:
LC) was trading up 5.01 percent after Keefe, Bruyette &
Woods upgraded the company to Market Perform and raising price target to $5.00. Additionally, Renaud Laplanche is considering a
potential buyout of the company he co-founded, according to sources as reported by Reuters on Tuesday. He is said to be speaking
with private equity firms and banks regarding financing for a deal.
AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:
AKS) rose 7.42 percent after Credit Suisse upgraded the company to Outperform and
raised the price target to $7.00.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PLAY) was trading up 5.11 percent after reporting positive earnings and
raising FY16 outlook yesterday after market close. Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported Q1 EPS $0.72 vs. Est. $0.59, rev. $262
million vs. Est. $251 million. The company also raised FY 2016 revs to $983 million–$995 million vs. Est. $982 million.
Harmony
Gold Mining Co. (ADR) (NYSE:
HMY) jumped 5.98 following
rising gold prices.
Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:
SSRI) traded up 6.21 percent following rising silver prices.
AngloGold Ashanti
Limited (ADR) (NYSE:
AU) rose 5.63percent following rising
gold prices.
New Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:
NGD) traded up
4.52 percent following rising gold prices.
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